Werewolf Academy

Chapter Twelve

🐺Connor's P.O.V.🐺

I saw Trish pull Sophie out onto the deck and smile at how natural she looks. Trish starts to thank everyone for being here, but I just watch Sophie. She's smiling and staring out at everyone. I spare a quick glance at my watch. 11:55. My eyes look back up at Sophie, who now doesn't look as happy. Everyone is looking at her with worried expressions, including myself. I try to push through the crowd, but just as soon as I get to the deck, she takes off. I don't think twice before dashing after her.

What is she thinking? I ask myself. She's running pretty much in a straight line. I see her try to look behind herself, but I'm hidden by the night. Normally wolves move without being seen in the night, yet she looks like she is practically glowing. A scent fills my nose as I watch her stop. She looks around and I immediately hide behind a tree. I know the scent from training with my dad, and it never meant anything good. I look down at my watch again. 11:58. If I don't get her out of here, she'll be vulnerable, and I can't have that. I'm about to run and grab her when I hear a soft voice talking. They aren't attacking her? I lean around the tree to see a circle of men around her. I can barely hear them because they're talking so low. I see a man slowly walking towards her. My wolf growls but I immediately quiet him. I need to stay hidden in case she needs help. She looks back towards me and I quickly push myself behind the tree. I find myself looking at my watch again. 12:00. Shit. She's going to shift right there in the middle of them. I turn to see her body rising and beginning to glow. I feel my jaw drop and my eyes open wide at the sight. When she comes back down, she doesn't look like a normal wolf, but she is gorgeous. I smell a soft wave of jasmine fill my nose and my wolf goes ballistic.

Mate! Mate! Mate! I look at her in awe, then to my surprise, the men bow.

What are they doing? I watch curiously, hoping they won't attack her. I feel no hostility coming off of them and she seems calm. A man appears with clothes and I want to growl. She shouldn't wear anyone else's clothes other than her own, or mine. She looks at them warily and backs away. The man pleads with her to take them, and she does. I suppress a growl that wants to rise out of my chest. Sophie turns so I can see her face and utter shock fills me. That isn't a she wolf, that's a freakin' tiger!

She comes out from behind the tree fully dressed, and obviously not hurt. With a suppressed sigh, I turn to head back. I can hear the others looking for her and nod knowing she'll be safe in her room soon, and that's where I'll confront her. I'm not angry, I just need to know everything that happened just then.

I dart through trees and narrowly avoid the people that are searching for her. When I get back to her dorm I see the headmaster pacing. He doesn't seem very happy, but soon he tells a girl that he's leaving and heads back to the main office building. I quietly head into her dorm and up the stairs to her room. It isn't hard to find because her scent leads me directly to it. I enter and shut the door silently behind me. As soon as I know I'm not going to be found, I plop down on her bed.

I run my fingers through my hair in an attempt to calm myself down. Why didn't she tell us? I ask my wolf. How come you didn't know her wolf was actually a tiger?

It's not like I knew any different. I thought she was a wolf. I had no reason to believe otherwise. She probably didn't tell us because she couldn't. It's not like it's something normal. I nod but keep running my fingers through my hair.